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U niversal fin g er-p rin tin g has long been
sought by the fed e ra l bureau of investiga­
tion and has been officially ap p ro v ed and
advocated by such o rg an iz atio n s as the
A m erican Legion. A recen t survey by the
A m erican In stitu te of Public O pinion re ­
vealed th a t 68 p e r cent of th e n ation's
voters app ro v e this civil id en tificatio n
system .
A m an ’s fin g e rp rin ts a re his surest
identification and will serve to place him
if he is killed in accident, lost, kid n ap ed ,
etc. It w ould also be a big fa c to r in crim e
prevention and detection.
The resu lts to be achieved f a r o u t­
w eigh th e belief of th e m inority of the
n a tio n ’s voters th a t universal fin g e rp rin t­
ing would be u n w a rra n te d invasion of
privacy. If a person has a cle a r conscience
th e re is no reason why he should ob ject
to being fin g e rp rin te d as it can be of pro­
tective b enefit to th e citizen.
M any m illions of A m e r i c a n s a r e
a lre a d y fin g e rp rin te d , including those who
have served in th e arm ed forces of th e
U nited S tates an d those holding civil posi­
tions. M any th o u san d s have voluntarily
subm itted to fin g e rp rin tin g .
W ith th e w o rth w h ile objectives, the
back in g of th e g re a t m a jo rity of th e n a­
tio n ’s voters, a n d su p p o rt fo r th e p lan by
th e G - m en, th e A m erican Legion and
oth ers th e re is no good reason w hy th e
congress should not ta k e th e necessary ac-
tion fo r universal fin g e rp rin tin g .
Better Deal Wanted
L et’s hope th a t ap p o in tm en t of Con­
gressm an M ott of this d istrict on th e naval
a ffa irs com m ittee will help some in brin g ­
ing ab o u t a b e tte r d eal fo r O regon as f a r
as navy op eratio n s are concerned. O regon
has been th e fo rg o tte n sta te in th e m a tte r
of defenses by both th e a rm y an d the
navy.
The congressm an selected naval a f­
fa irs in o rd e r to p u t him self in th e best
position possible to ad v an ce th e in terests
of Tongue P o in t and th e defense of the
O regon coast, w hich is v irtu ally defense­
less.
M illions and m illions have been spent
in sunny C alifornia and th e P u g e t Sound
a re a has received liberal a p p ro p riatio n s,
w hile th e m outh of th e C olum bia and th e
O regon coast is left to fen d fo r itse lf and
affo rd s th e m ost vulnerable sp o t fo r in v ad ­
ing forces.
The late st discrim ination ag a in st O re­
gon on th e p a rt of W ashington, D. C„
seem s to be in th e m a tte r of th e n o rth w est
a ir base. In fo rm atio n uncovered in W a sh ­
ington indicates th a t a site in W ashington
will be selected fo r th is base.
H illsboro has been g re a tly in terested
in th e the base and believes th a t it is s tr a t­
egically located. So do o th e r O regon com ­
m unities. In fairn ess to th is sta te , its d e ­
fense needs and its relatio n to th e n o rth ­
w est, the base should be located in O re­
gon.
Some good advice w as given local
businessm en recently by David Eccles, edi­
to r of Business Survey in P o rtla n d , w hen
he suggested th a t they en ter politics. O th ­
e r m inority groups are rep resen ted in the
legislative sessions to pro tect th e ir in te r­
ests and in some cases to p u t over p e t
schem es. Legislation is im p o rtan t and d e­
m ands w holesom e study on th e p a rt of
people who are qualified.
P eace reig n s on the labor fro n t a t the
p rese n t tim e and th e long-suffering p u b ­
lic hopes th a t it will continue. The public
w an ts fa ir tre a tm e n t for everyone— em ­
ployes and em ployers— and m ost of all
fo r itself. In too m any of these strikes the
p u b lic ’s in te rest is forgotten and it gen­
e ra lly resu lts in a case of the public he
dam ned.
A real w o rth w h ile o p p o rtu n ity ¡s o f­
fered girls of W ashington county in the
A rgus tra v e l contest. Not only do they
have an o p p o rtu n ity to tak e a nine-day
trip to C alifornia and Old M exico and ail
its th rills w ith all expenses paid, but they
receive a com m ission on all county sub­
scription business tu rn e d in by them . It
gives a real ch an ce for d em o n stra tin g
frie n d sh ip s by g e ttin g out and helping
one's fav o rite in an effo rt to m ake a trip
th a t will be an o u tsta n d in g event in any
g irl’s life.
T h ere is little a t fault in labor relatio n s
in th e m any sm all business institutions
th ro u g h o u t th e country, w here th e head
of the firm is in close contact w ith em ­
ployes and w h ere th e individual problem s
and in terests a re know n to th e executive.
In m any eases th e sm all business m ade
up of an em ployer and a few em ployes is
m ore like one big fam ily, especially w here
th e head of th e business has due re g a rd
to th e rig h ts of o th ers and p rac tic e s to
some e x te n t th e golden rule. F a ir re tu rn
and fa ir tre a tm e n t fo r all will m ake for a
solidified dem ocracy.
W’/ ig /
Other Editors Say
T his Bill Died
O ne of th e b ills early to find its w ay in to the
house h opper at Salem , provided for th e exclusion
of all liq o u r ad v ertisin g from O regon new spapers,
m agazines and radios, w ith, no doubt, th e prom ise
th at if O regonians a re not rem inded, th ro u g h a d v e r­
tising. of th e fact th at th e re is such a th in g as h ard
liquor, they w ill not have any u rg e to d rin k it. w hich
is to laugh! T his b ill was sunk in com m ittee
A bout th e only effect passage o f th is w ould have
w ould be th e cu ttin g off of rev en u e of O regon
new spapers, m agazines and rad io s w hich a re w illing
to h an d le su ch ad v ertisin g an d tra n sfe rrin g th is
rev en u e to o th er states, for it is w ell know n th at
distillers an d o th ers engaged in sellin g liquor set
aside an ad v ertisin g budget in conform ance w ith
sales in each state. B ut exclusion of su ch a d v e rtis­
ing from new spapers an d m agazines p ublished in
th is state, o r from bro ad castin g statio n s o perating
w ith in th e b o rd ers of Oregon, w ould fall so far
short of th e objective set by th e sponsors of this
bill, th a t its effect w ould b e negligible. H undreds
of m agazines carry in g liq u o r ads com e th ro u g h th e
m ails and by express in to O regon, and th ere is
no th in g th at can b e done to w ard s th e ir exclusion.
A nd everybody w ho owns a rad io know s th a t O re ­
gon program s, especially a t night, th an k s to in te rfe r­
ence. a re not in any p a rtic u la r dem an d . A nd an
O regon law against h ard liq u o r ad v ertisin g by rad io
w ould d raw a “razzb erry " from statio n o perators
outside of th is state.
M any of us recall w hen O regon w as legally d ry
th a t th o se w illing to pay th e p rice of bootleg w ere
n o t d e te rre d from im b ib in g by co m plete absence of
liquor ad v ertisin g in new spapers and m agazines. To
o u r w ay of reasoning, both p ro h ib itio n an d rep eal
have failed m ain ly because th e desire fo r stim u ­
lan ts in som e form or o th e r can n o t be overcom e by
th e m ere passage of laws.
A ban on liquor ad v ertisin g in O regon w ill have
not th e slig h test effect on th e v olum e of liquor con­
sum ed. and if legislators w ish to lim it th e abuses
w hich resu lt from over indulgence, th ey m ust m ake
th e p u n ish m en t m ore positive an d m ore severe. The
sale and consum ption of liq u o r in O regon a re e n ­
tire ly legal, hence th e ad v ertisin g of liq u o r also is
legal. It Is ex trem ely doub tfu l if a leg islativ e ban
w ould stan d a co u rt test for. obviously, it w o u ld be
most d iscrim in ato ry .—Hood R iver News.
Mrs. S im pson's frien d s are u rg in g h e r to go to
Italy for refuge, w h ere th e re is n o in q u isitiv e press
to b o th er her, because of a m ere nod from M ussolini
w ill m ake th e n ew sp ap ers forget th ey ev er h eard of
h e r and of a n y sto ry in connection w ith her. Such a
co u n try certain ly w ould be fin e fo r Mrs. Sim pson
o r L in d b erg h o r an y o th e r p ro m in en t p erso n w ho
sh u n s co n stan t publicity. It c ertain ly is n o t so good
for th e Italian people, w ho have ju s t as m uch rig h t
as any one else to know of th e ev en ts h ap p en in g in
th e w orld. If M ussolini can o rd e r his p ap ers n o t
to w rite about Mrs. Sim pson, he can also o rd er th em
not to w rite about co rru p tio n in th e governm ent, su p ­
pression of th e people's liberties, b ru ta lity an d op­
pression by th e b la c k sh irt arm ies, an d a lo t of
o th er th in g s th a t if know n m ig h t re s u lt in g rief for
Mr. M ussolini. A su p p ressed press has its advantages
fo r som e folks, b u t th e people w ho h av e to depend
on it fo r th e ir new s h av e to p ay a fe a rfu l p rice for
it.—A storia A storian-B udget.
Jots in Jest
C ongress voted to pay C onsul G en eral E dw in S
C u nningham $115 fo r la u n d ry h e lost a t S hanghai
in 1932. J u s t an o th e r case of n o tick ee n o w ashee.
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T h e first p h renology m agazine w as issued in
1838 and w en t o v er th e bu m p s u n til its d isco n tin u ­
ance in 1911.
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T hose tw o 13-year-old g irls w ho w ere found in
a railro a d statio n re s ta u ra n t a fte r h av in g been lost
tw o days, p ro b ab ly o rd ered th e ir steak w ell done.
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T h at S chenectady, N. Y., ja n itre ss w h o is b eing
pensioned by U nion college a fte r 50 y ears faith fu l
service, is fin ally clean in g u p fo r clean in g up.
Our Yesterdays
F ifte e n Y ears Ago
A rgus, F e b ru a ry 23, 1922—Mrs. E m ily M arg aret
Tongue, w idow of late C ongressm an T hom as H.
T ongue of H illsboro, dies in P o rtla n d Tuesday.
C ounty H olstein club, W N. H athorn, president,
tak es action to en co u rag e clu b w o rk b y an n o u n c­
in g proposed a w ard of silv er cups.
C ounty C ou n cil of th e A m erican L egion m eets
at Banks.
Miss Jessie G ard n er, d a u g h te r of Mr. and Mrs.
P e rry G a rd n e r of Q uatam a, dies a t F o rest G rove
F e b ru a ry 18.
A. J. H utchison, o v er 35 y ears resid en t of above
N o rth P lains, d ie s F e b ru a ry 22.
J. J. V an K leek Ac Sons sell Je rse y b u ll calf to
U tah m an fo r $510.
O tto H a rtra m p f an d M ae M ead of H illsboro m a r­
ried in T illam ook F e b ru a ry 2.
Z enas A. O lson an d A etna E m m ell, fo rm erly of
th is county, m a rrie d in In d ia J a n u a ry 16.
T h irty Y ears Ago
D istrib u to rs of h an d b ills seem to have
little reg a rd fo r signs req u estin g th a t they
not be le ft on th e p ro p e rty . T here should
he little question as to th e ir m eaning when
they read , “ No H an d b ills! No Peddlers.”
People, who d isp lay th ese signs, do not
w ant this m ate ria l c lu tte rin g up th eir
porches and law ns.
More sit-dow n strik es in th e e a st surely
brings out th e need fo r uncom prom ising
action on th e p a rt of th e go v ern m en t. If
this isn’t a cle a r violation of th e law , w hat
is?
A rgus, F e b ru a ry 21, 1907—P lan s d raw n for new
hotel, prom oted by R. L. Cate.
B eav erto n is p ro u d of h e r n ew d epot and th e
ag en t m oved in th is w eek.
H ugh B. P u rd in of H illsboro dies from fall in
P o rtlan d F rid ay .
Jo h n S h affer b reak s leg w h ile w o rk in g w ith
g ru b b in g m ach in e S atu rd ay .
M arion T. H utchinson and N ellie Elsie Jo n es of
G lencoe m arrie d h ere F e b ru a ry 19.
R obbers blow safe of F o re st G ro v e postoffice,
get stam ps an d sm all su m o f m oney.
H illsboro—T u alatin A qu atic clu b w ith Dr. P it-
ten g er as ad m iral and C h arles L am k ln as cap tain
w ill launch th e ir ste a m e r S unday.
O regon E lectric s ta r ’s su rv e y in g crew in field
on B erth a - F o rest G rove su rv ey , passing th ro u g h
Hillsboro.
John W ohlschlegel and Elm a E. W om er o fL a u re l-
Scholls d istrict m arried F e b ru a ry 14.
A R C V S , IT l L ES R O R O , O R E G O N
Need Armistice
Between the New
Deal. Utilities
Thursday, February 25, 19'
Great American Home
Bv Roger Babson
B A B S O N P A R K . F lo rid a . F e b ru ­
ary 19. 1937 The proposed re o rg a n ­
ization of federal courts shoves the
u tility question back into th e lim e­
light. O f all our
g r e a t national
industries, none
affects th e lives
of o u r people
in o r e closely
than th e elee-
trie light a n d
pow er business
It s e r v e s 26-
000.000 custom -
ers. has m illions
of secu rity hold-
________ ers.
a nd re p re -
Hogt r I t . Babson -cuts the
sec­
ond largest fixed investm ent of
any industry. Now read ers front
all parts of th e country a re firing
this question at me: W hat does the
court reform m ean to th e utilities''
A Real A chievem ent
As a background, let ns consider
th e grow th of in d u s try sin ce 1929
K iltrw a tt-h o u r o u tp u t o f e le c tr ic ity
to d a y is th e h e a vie st in a ll h is to ry
— 22 per cent m ore th a n a t th e peak
o f th e last boom ! C o s t of this elec­
tric ity for the dom estic consum er
has been steadily- reduced from
6 60 vents per k ilo w att-h o u r in
1929 to 5 58 cents in 1933 an d 4 60
cents today. Tins 18 per cent drop
since the bank holiday has come
in the face of a 35 per cen t jum p
itt com m odity prices Much o f th e
credit of this splendid ach ie v e­
m ent is due to the o p erato rs' be-
I lief that cheap er pow er m eans
m ore pow er sold. The re m ain d er of
I th e laurels go to the a d m in istra ­
tio n a nd its "yardstick'' projects
Now. w ith output at record levels
j a re profits h ittin g new highs'1 No"
I Even though th ere has beam some
I recovery in profits since th e low.
n e t e a rn in g s o f a g ro u p o f re p re -
- s e n ta tiv e co m p a n ie s to d a y
a v e r-
' ages a b o u t o n e -h a lf o f th e 1929
figures. W h y? P r in c ip a lly because
I reve n u e s - even fro m th e s h a rp in ­
crease in p o w e r c o n s u m p tio n - have
n o t o ffs e t I I I ra te re d u c tio n s and
(2) tre m e n d o u s boosts in
taxes.
CHURCHES
The Orenco-Reedvllle Parish
S u n d ay school in both churches.
10 a. in.; w orship service In the
O renco church. It a. m.; w orship
service in the R eedville church. 8
p. m. W om en's M issionary society
m eets at O renco on th e th ird W ed­
nesday of each m onth and at R eed ­
ville on th e fo u rth T hursday of
each m onth.
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at each service also. There w ill be
a special prize tom orrow e v e n in g
for the couple • w ho have been
friends th e Inngi t Everyone is e l-
igible to com pete for th is aw ard.
S unday services will be at 11 a. in.
and 7:30 p. m. Miss B ray w ill speak
m th e m orning amt Miss H errm ann
w ill preach an uniquely illu strated
serm on in th e evening T h e re will
be a special aw ard for th e one who
com es from the greatest distan ce to
th is service. So fine has been th e
response, th u s far in th e m eetings,
th at it has been decided to ex ten d
the closing d ate one w eek. Thus,
services w ill co n tin u e ev ery night
n ext w eek w ith the ex ception of
S atu rd ay at 7 45 G uy P D uffield,
Jr., pastor.
| B acx in 1929. tax es took 9 p er cent
| of th e in d u stry 's gross operating
revenues. Last y ear th ey gobbled
u p 15 per cent. On the o’th e r hand,
o p eratin g efficiency has im proved
an d huge savings have been made.
N evertheless, th e u n fav o rab le e x ­
pense item s have m ore th a n offset
th e h ealth y profit tren d s as com-
Seventh-day A dventist Church
p ared w ith 1929.
S ervices a re held each S abbath
A S tartlin g D iscovery
(S atu rd ay )
as follow s: S ab b ath
A careful study of pow er con- school. 10 a. in.; p reaching service
i sum ption gains reveals an am az­ at 11; young people's m eeting a t
ing fact N early all of the increase 2:30 p m. P ra y e r m eeting W ednes­
over the 1929 level has com e in the day night at 8 o'clock. V isitors are
dom estic field: F u rth e r exam ina- w elcom e at any service.—Dr. W al­
I tion show s th at revenues from this ter H untington, pastor.
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Whosoever Will
m ark et a re fa r less p rofitable than
(A bove N orth P lains)
| th e incom e received from industrial
Mountain Home Evangelical
S
unday
school. 10 a. m . w ith
j an d com m ercial pow er sales! Every
Church
B ible lesson classes for all ages
j re a d e r has a d irect in terest in this
R egularly each Sunday: Sunday
fact. W hy? B ecause pow er consum p- school. 10 a. m.. E dw ard A eblscher, i S erm on, 11 a. m.. by th e pastor. At
l tion has reached the point w here sup erin ten d en t. M orning w orship 3 p. m. consecration serv ice. S e r­
expansion in g en eratin g capacity service w ith a lte rn a tin g leadership. 1 mon w ill be, "W hat Will B ring the
. w ill soon be absolutely necessary C hristian E ndeavor. 7:30 p m. E v an ­ I O neness in th e Body? How is it
' to p revent grave pow er shortages. gelistic service. 8 p. m. Rev. V. T I O b tain ed ’ " At 8 p. in evangelistic
1 F o r some in k lin g of w hat a pow er Specce. pastor.
t f service, the special purpose of
these m eetings is to have t h e
sh u t-o ff m eans in big cities ask
people tu rn to Jesus, th e S aviour
C hicago residents. H ospital oper­
M. E. C hurch (B ethany)
th e w orld. Good song service,
atin g room s th ro w n into darkness,
On G erm antow n road. Sunday of
sk y scrap er elev a to rs caught b e ­
follow ed by special m usic and te s ti­
school
every
S
unday,
10
a.
m.;
G
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tw een floors, gigantic factories u n ­
m ony service. T he serm on topic
ab le to ru n ; —these a re a few of m an service. 11 a. m.. first and w ill be. "T he W orld's Excuse at
th e h o rro rs of cen tral station fail­ th ird S undays; English service, 11 I the F irst R esurrection." Tuesday,
a. m„ second and fo u rth Sundays.
ures.
tf all-<lay, p ra y e r service. E vangelistic
By ingenious sw apping of surplus —E. Ju liu s Traglio, pastor.
service, 8 p. m C om e o u t and
pow er, th e in d u stry has m uddled
w orship w ith us. An E aster can tata
Laurel Evangelical Church
along to this point. B u t th e p ro b ­
is being prep ared . F u rth e r a n ­
(Seven m iles south of H illsboro)
lem of new capacity m ust soon be
M elvin Jam es,
S u n d ay school, 10 a. m.. Mrs. A. nouncem ent later.
answ ered. T he big gains in pow er
pastor.
o u tp u t w hich
m ake
expansion W atkins, su p erin ten d e n t. P reaching
n ecessary have not added to the service, 11 a. m. Ju n io r C hristian
Congregational Church
in d u stry 's profits. Hence, u tility E ndeavor, 6 p. m.—Rev. V. T. Speece.
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F e b ru ary 28: C h u rch school. 10
m anagem ents ask: S hall w e e x ­ pastor.
a. m., Prof. S talley, s u p e rin te n d ­
pand o u r capacity to sell pow er at
ent; w orship, 11 a. m. S erm on.
re d -in k ra te s and receive nothing First Church of Christ, Scientist
in re tu rn for this fu r th e r invest-
S ervices a re held every Sunday "F o u r S tu d ies in C h a ra c te r" An-
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i m ent? O r shall we w ait u n til we at 11 a. m.; W
ednesday evening _ them . "T he K ing of Love My Shep-
! a re su re th at th e pro p erties w hich services at 8 o'clock; S unday school I herd Is.' Shelley. T. A rth u r D un-
w e have alread y b u ilt w ill not be a t 11 a. m. P u p ils u p to the age [ 8a n » m inister.
m ad e valueless by governm ent of 20 y ears a re welcom ed. F ree
com petition? —W ould not the “lib ­ read in g room open on W ednesdays
First Baptist Church
eralizin g ” of th e S u p rem e C ourt and S atu rd ay s from 2 u n til 4 p. m.
The a n n u al business m eetin g of
m ean the upholding of th e P ublic S u n d ay 's topic, “C hrist Jesu s.”
th e ch u rch w ill be held tonight
U tility H olding C om pany A ct? —
(T hursday) in th e ch u rch b ase­
How w ould you an sw er th ese q u es­
m ent. T he m eetin g w ilt begin a tl
Christian Church
tio n s th a t face u tility m anagers
L ord’s day unified stu d y -w o rsh ip 7 w ith a fellow ship su p p e r served
today?
service, 9:45-11:45 a, m. C hurch free of charge. Follow ing th is th e
It Is Washington’s “Lead”
school, 9:45 a. m„ C. H. Nosier, y e a rly rep o rts w ill be read and o f­
I th in k you and I w ould do w hat su p erin ten d e n t. M orning w orship, ficers elected. O th er item s of bu si­
th e m anagem ents a re doing: S it 10:45; m usic by T reb le choir w ith ness w ill be tran sacted . All m em bers
tig h t and w ait fo r th e A d m in istra­ Mrs. F lorence K ram ien, director. a re requested to be present. O ren ­
tion to “lead.” W hen the g o v ern ­ S erm on by P aul Collins, assistant co C ottage p ra y e r m eeting w ill be '
m en t’s policies governing th e P u b ­ pastor. S ervice to sh u t-in s by held T uesday evening at 7:30 at th e
lic U tility H olding C om pany Act, young people, u n d e r direction of
th e TVA. th e R ural E lectrification P aul Collins, in afternoon. A nyone
P rojects, and all th e rest a re fin ­ w ishing th e young people to sing
ally laid out. th en th e pow er com ­ for sh u t-in folk a n d conduct a
panies w ill know w hat course to sh o rt C h ristian serv ice are request- j
tak e. In the m eantim e, th e golden ed to notify the pastor. C h ristian
o p p o rtu n ity to secure new capital at
th e low est in terest rates in history Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.. In term e d iate
is slipping by. T housands of new and Y oung People. T w o in terestin g
jobs on construction projects are m eetings by youth for youth. E van- ,
A S H IN G T O N —I t seem s d e f­
b ein g held back. M illions of d o l­ gelistic service, 7:30 p. m. Song
in ite n o w th a t th e p re s id e n t
lars of new m aterials are not b eing service assisted by young people's
purchased. U tility se c u rity prices choir u n d e r d irection of P aul Col- ' m a y be e x p ected to be as fu ll of
are lagging behind th e appreciation lins. Serm on by Mrs. P utnam . To- | fight in h is second fo u r y e a rs as
night (T hursday) m onthly pot-luck
in in d u strial values.
h e w as in h is first.
In spite of these handicaps and fellow ship d in n er a t 6:30. F ollow ing 1
T h e re w e re th o se w ho th o u g h t
th e th re a t in h eren t in the new the d in n e r the choir w ill hav e re- :
th e p re s id e n t’s second In a u g u ral
co u rt reform s, all is not dark. H ere hearsal of E aster m usic u n d er
and th ere th e clouds are break in g direction of Mrs. Florence K ram ien. ' speech, p ro m isin g th a t he w ould
aw ay. For Instance, th e re a re signs ALso those not singing in the choir
c a rr y on th e w ay he h ad been
of a tru ce betw een th e u tility m a n ­ w ill go in a delegation to N orth
going, lack e d th e p u n ch he h ad
agem ents and th e New Deal. The P lain s w here th e pastor is con- | p u t b eh in d h is e a rlie r fight ta lk s.
g o vernm ent on its side has re c e n t­ d u ctin g a series of evangelistic
T h e y co ncluded th a t th e b a ttle
ly been tu rn in g dow n new m u n ic­ m eetings in th e C hurch of C hrist. ! b e tw e e n W all S tre e t a n d th e
ipal pow er projects, soft-pedalling —R. L. P utnam , pastor.
N ew D eal w as te m p o ra rily off
extension of federal pow er p ro ­
a n d beg an to ta lk of “a n e ra of
jects, and tra in in g its guns of c r l t i - 1
Foursq nare Church
good feelin g .”
cism on o th er foes. On th e o th er
R evival services conducted by
hand, th e u tility m agnates a re get-
P ro p o sals w e re m ade to c u rb
tin g off th e ir high horse. The re- th e ‘'JoybH ngers, P ansy B ray and
th e ju risd ic tio n of th e su p rem e
cent reg istratio n of th e A m erican Irm
“ a * H errm ann, w ill co n ‘ tin u e each
""
c o u rt, a n d to in tro d u ce a c o n sti­
W ater W orks and N orth A m erica evening, ex cep t S aturday, at 7:45.
tu tio n a l a m e n d m e n t w hich
ho ld ing com panies is a progressive T his ev ening (T hursday) Miss H e rr­
w ould give C ongress pow ers over
step. As th e d ead lin e for re g istra ­ m ann w ill speak on "W orld T ren d s”
g e n e ra l w e lfa re , b u t none of
tion approached over a y e a r ago, and F rid ay ev en in g on "T he P a ra ­
th e s e c a rrie d th e sta m p of W hite
I se n t a le tte r to all m y public dox of C h ristian ity ." Miss B ray
H ouse a p p ro v a l. As a re s u lt,
u tility frien d s u rging them t o | w ill brin g a sh o rt prelude m essage
m a n y people decided th e p re s i­
register. I am su re th at th e e n tire
in d u stry w ould have benefitted Jfl g re a te r by th e b reak -u p date.
d e n t w as w illin g to w a it u n til
th e m anagem ents had ablded by T herefore, tim e and its healing
d e a th o r re sig n atio n rem oved
th e law.
process is on the side of th e utilities
from th e h ig h bench som e of th e
Wounds Slow ly Healing
and th e ir secu rity holders.
m ost b itte r a n ta g o n ists of th e
T his e ra of "Good Feeling” is very
T he peak of m y optim ism on
N ew D eal p ro g ram .
im p o rtan t from th e security solders' u tility secu rities w as reached in
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standpoint. It is still several y ears i March. 1935, when investors refused
’T ’H EN , on th e eve of co n sid era-
y et before pow er com bines m ust to look a pow er stock in th e eye.
be “liquidated" u n d er the P ublic Even w ith th e sh arp appreciation
tio n by th e su p re m e co u rt of
U tility H olding C om pany Act. M e a n -1 in utility se c u rity prices since then.
th e W agner act, th e p re sid e n t
while, th e value of th e u n d erly in g I am still m oderately optim istic as
se n t to C ongress his reco m m en ­
secu rities in tHese concerns is to certain of them . T he probability
d a tio n s fo r a sw eep in g refo rm of
stead ily increasing. T he c o n s ta n t1 of a holding com pany b reak-ups
th e ju d ic ia ry . T h e W agner act
p ressu re for ra te reductions is i
long ago discounted in the
g u a ra n te e s to em ployes freedom
easing up and incom e statem ents price of m any u tility securities.
to o rg an ize an d b a rg a in co llec­
of most com panies a re m aking b et-j Hence, th e new "court" episode
te r read in g each m onth. W hile in - ' need not change th e final result.
tiv e ly , an d it o u tla w s com pany
vestors a re as tim id as sheep, th e ir In the long-run the government
unions. It h as been w idely d e ­
m em ories a re short-lived. T hey: will throttle power profits Jost as
fied nnd ig n o red by co rporations,
have forgotten the recent shooting it has stunted railroad earnings.
w hose la w y e rs ad v ised it w ould
and are slow ly picking up som e of) For the tim e being, however, I am
be
d e c la re d
u n c o n stitu tio n al.
th e b e tte r pow er issues. If the c u r ­ hanging on to my good utility
T h e ir fo re c a st Is sh a re d by m an y
re n t arm istice can be continued, the) issues.
in th e a d m in is tra tio n , too.
v alu e of both p a re n t and u n d erly - j
C opyright 1937
Before he can score a point
in g com pany secu rities should be)
P u b lish ers' F in an cial B ureau
hom e o f M r. u n tl M r
Erick.*« »11
E v e ry o n e w e lco m e S u nday .school,
15. M o rn in g w o rs h ip at 11 T h e |
J p astor is to speak on a v e ry tim e ly i
I message. S a lly S a in ts " W h a t in i
flu e n c e sh o u ld th e C h ris tia n people |
h ave in any c o m m u n ity ? A re tin *!
t ’ h n turns o b lig a te d to th e m o ra l I
c o n d itio n s o f the c o m m u n ity ’ W hat Bv A. I.. I I lid bee k
W h ile C ounty Courts hove h e rn
i f tlier»* w e re no ch u rch e s in o u r
s le e p in g on th e ir r ig h t :, fin a n c ie rs
c ity ' These a nd m a n y o th e r que-
turns w i l l tu» a n s w e re d d u rin g th e o f tin* d a te g o v e rn m e n t, e v e r on
co u rse o f th e message H Y I* U th e a le rt fo r m ore m oney Io spend,
at 7 w it h an in te re s tin g se rvice have been b u s ily la v in g th e ir plans
fo r and by th e y o u n g p»*ople. E v e ­ fo r fu r th e r ra id s on th e liq u o r fu n d
n in g s e rv ic e at 8 T h is servlet* is to fin a n c e s ta te a c tiv itie s
e v a n g e lis tic in ty p e w ith a jqx*<*i:il
T he socia l s e c u rity p ro g ra m its
ppenl
► th e unsave i O rtiz W released b v th e w u ys and incutyi
Wenig»
pastor.
c o m m itte e M o n d a y re v e a ls th a t not
o n ly is it pro|H>-ed to fin a n c e d i ­
Methodist Episcopal Church
rect r e lie f fro m th e p ro fits a v e iu -
F e b ru a ry 28: S u n d a y school, 9:45 iu g th ro u g h o p e ra tio n o f tin* state
a
ill . C C. W eber, s u p e rin te n d ­ liq u o r c o n tro l board, b u t to fin a n c e
e n t. c h u rc h w o rs h ip , I I a m S p e ­ a m a jo r p o rtio n i f n o t a ll o f the
c ia l m u s ic b y m en's q u a rte t A n ­ state's share o f o ld age p m s iiitw
th e m by th e c h o ir, M rs. Rex H o w ­ fro m th is sam e source T h e p ro ­
e ll p ia n is t S e rm o n b v th e pastor, posal is e q u iv a le n t lo th e d iv e rs io n
su b je ct "The R iches o f H is G race ” o f fro m $1 000.000 to i l l execs s o f
E p w o rth League, tl 30 p n i . Read- $2.000.000 o f liq u o r p ro fits to t lie
in i’ th e B ib le E x p e c ta n tly " T h is is s ta le ’s g e n era l fu n d
the t h ir d s u b je c t In a series u n d e r
W hen th e K n o x act was pas a r i l
th e h e a d in g o f "R esources fo r a in 1933 it was p ro v id e d th a t 75
G ood
L ife ."
S c rip tu re
J a m e s p e rc e n t o f th e liq u o r p ro fits sin ,.ild
1 15-22 E v e n in g w o rs h ip , 7:30 S p e ­ > o lo Hie c o u n tie s fo r fin.'im ihjB
c ia l m usic. In s tru m e n ta l and vo ca l d ire c t re lie f, o ld age pension-, aim
V io lin solo, song s e rv ic e Serm on. m others' pensions T h e n In
th e
F a c in g t h e
L io n s "
A le x a n d e r e m ergency c o n fro n te d bv th e stale
H a w th o rn e , p a s to r
In fin a n c in g d irix -t r e lie f It w a*
decided to ta k e th is m on e y a w a y
fro m th e co u n ties t e in ix ir a r lly lo
All Saints (Episcopal)
S e rv ic e s fo r th e t h ir d S u n d a y In meet th is e m e rg e n cy o ld age pen-
L e n t w i l l be h e ld as fo llo w s ' H o ly I sinus. h o w e ve r, w e re fin a n c e d out
I c o m m u n io n , 7:30 a
m :
c h u rc h o f th e g e n era l fu n d
III th e bu d ge t w h ic h ho p re .
school, 9:45 a. m : m o rn in g p ru v e r
it I I : y o u n g jte o p le 's fe llo w s h ip , 5 sented lo th e le g is la tu re at till»
p in T h e y o u n g p e o ple w ill h o ld o p e n in g o f (lie present session G o v ­
e rn o r M a rtin m ade p ro v is io n fo r
a d e h a h ' n t th is m e e tin g Resolved
" T h a t D irigibles A r e M o re P ra c tic a l c o n tin u a tio n o f o ld age pensions
and E c o n o m ic a l T h a n A e ro p la n e s .” o u t o f th e g e n e ra l fu n d Even w ith
T h e te a m fo r th e . if f t r n ia t iv e w ill 1 th a t ite m In c lu d e d Ins bu d ge t p re -
be c a p ta in e d b y Roy B u rn e tt, nnd ! sented a s u rp lu s o f .some $38t) inni
T h is
th e n e g a tiv e b y T ed G a rd n e r P a r­ | fo r sp e c ia l a p p ro p ria tio n s
ents a n d frie n d s a re in v ite d nnd s u rp lu s was la te r Increased b y th e
w ill be asked to s e rv e ns judges. w avs and m eans c o m m itte e to a p ­
M e d ita tio n s w ill be g iv e n b v th e p ro x im a te ly $600 000 th ro u g h p a r ­
v ic a r e v e ry W ednesday a fte rn o o n in g o f som e o f th e g o v e rn o r's re c ­
B u t th is .surplus
d u r in g L e n t
at 2 30
C h o ir re - o m m e n d a tion s.
h e nrsal w ill be h e ld F rid a y at 7:30 has n o w been absorbed in th e I n ­
p m . O n G ood F rid a y th e th re e - creased a llo w a n ce s to o th e r s ta te
h o u r s e rv ic e w ill be h e ld fro m 12 a c tiv itie s a nd special a p p ro p ria ­
to 3 p. m T h e addresses w i l l be tio n s to needs not in c lu d e d In th e
g iv e n b y th e v ic a r on th e “ Seven re g u la r budget A m o n g the«» ite m s
1 ist W o r d s " A q u ie t d a y c o n d u c t­ was an increase o f a p p ro x im a te ly
ed
b y B is h o p D a g w e ll w ill
be $212.000 fo r h ig h e r e d u c a tio n , an
h e ld in St H e le n 's H a ll, M a rc h 13 ' a p p ro p ria tio n o f $100 000 fo r a sla te
R e g in a ld H icks, v ic a r
i mining board; $128 MX) foi lnv<
g a tio n and c o n tro l o f a g ric u ltu r a l*
, diseases and pests, $54 500 fo r a
Trinity Lutheran Church
P u b lic w o rs h ip at 10.30 a m : new 50-bed p a v ilio n at th e e a stern
S u n d a y school. 9,45 S e rm o n t •pic. O regon tu b e rc u lo s is h o s p ita l, $22 -
"The S in o f M e ro z " J u d g 5. 23 265 fo r th e Bandon school d i •
P a sto r O W e n d lin g o f Forest G ro v e tr ic t. $15.000 fo r flo o d c o n tro l m
w ill lie th e guest s p e a ker at th e th e G ra n d Rnnde v a lle y , and s e v ­
L e n te n d e v o tio n a l s e rv ic e T h u r s ­ e ra l s m a lle r Items
day e v e n in g T h e s e rv ic e begins at
W ith its a v a ila b le reve n u e s th u s
8 Y o u are c o r d ia lly w e lco m e d to I p ra c tic a lly . I f not e n tire ly e x h a u s t­
w o rs h ip w it h use
ed. w ith dem ands s t ill |K >iirlng in
fo r fu n d s and w ith th e g o v e rn o r's
u ltim a tu m against d e fic its th e com -
l'llgrain llnuxe
F e b ru a ry 28 L it u r g y fo r t h ir d m itte e has a p p a re n tly tu rn e d to
S u n d a y In L e n t, a t 10 30 a. m . a t th is n e w " g ra b " In to th e liq u o r
c h a p e l s e rv ic e o f p u b lic w orship. p ro fits , w h ic h r ig h t f u lly b e lo n g to
C o n fe ssio n and A b s o lu tio n ; T h e th e co u n ties, ax the o n ly s o lu tio n
g e n e ra l L ita n y ; S e rm o n . "T h e S in to t h e ir p ro b le m .
o f E m p tin e s s " iS t.
f.u k e
11:28):
"R e lig io n
in t h e N ew s,” to p ics:
I.ik e a rudderless ship on a storm
"T h e C h u rc h a nd t h e
C o n s tltu - tossed sea the legislature continues
tio n a l C ris is ,
"M arried i n t h e I to flounder along, w ith no |a>rt
C e m e te ry . ' and "T h e D iv o rc e H ill yet in sight. G overnor M arlin e x ­
F ails in th e L e g is la tu re ." M a rc h cept for his O|M»ning m essage to
2: C om m eration o f J o h n W csky. the Besxlon and tw o special m»'s-
1791. T h e L e n te n season w ill end Mges. has adhered to a h a n d i off
w it h th e s e rv ic e s H o ly W eek, and policy and the session has been
th e
D own
s e rv ic e
o f w o rs h ip . m arked not o n ly by a d earth of
E aster S u n d a y, a t 6:30 a m. Pas­ vital 11 ue i but by a lack of at
to r H e n ry S H a lle r m a y be c o n ­ d, fin ite le a d e rsh ip . 1’p to the t in u *
s u lte d a n y d a y e x c e p t M on d a y.
betw een 10 a. m. a n d noon, be­ this is w ritten (M onday night) no
im portant leglalatlon hiss been e n ­
tw e e n 4 and 6 p rn . o r b y a p p o in t­ acted Old age pensions, and labor
m en t. a t th i' House o ffic e . 232 N o rth
bills, both loaded w ith dynam ite,
T h ir d avenue.
continue to rcpoac In c o m m itte e s
State Financiers
Seek Big Share
of Liquor Funds
f
although it hax been prom ised that
the m em bers w ould hav e a chance
at both of these Issues before th e
in M arch, th e ev en in g services will w eek ix o v er A ppropriation bills
h iv e som e special fe atu re Bible started to roll through th e house
school. 9:45 a. m.. Mrs. V ernia S atu rd ay and began m aking th e ir
Hopper, su p erin ten d e n t
C om m u­ appearance on th e sen ate
desk
nion service, 11 a. m . followed by Monday, so that, except for the
preach in g by thu jmstor. E van­ pension and labor fights th e se s­
gelistic serm on an d song service. sion should lx- w ashed up and
7:30 p. m. S pecial m usic by th e ready to quit bv th e end of this
choir, w ith M rs J. Johnson, d i­ week. Most optim istic predictions
rector, both m orning and evening for xlne die a d jo u rn m e n t how ever,
M id-w eek serv ice every W ednes­ fixes th e d ate at n ext W ednesday
day, 7:30 p. m .--G eorge W Hatch, or T hursday, b u t even th a t ix
pastor.
only th e w ildest kind of n guess.
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T he house filib u ster staged by
N eighborhood new s from 30 A r­
several rep resen tativ es S atu rd ay
gus co rresp o n d en ts i n d i f f e r e n t afternoon had q uieted dow n by
sections of W ashington county a p ­ M onday m orning and nil w a s
p ear in th e A rgus each w e e k .
L earn w h a t y o u r frien d s a re d o ­ seren e on th e surface a t least. The
ing fo r less th a n th re e cents a dem onstration wxs in p r o t e s t
w eek
tf against the tactics of house c o m ­
m ittees w hich have continued to
hold up old age pension m eosurrt
w ithout giving th e m em bers a
chance to vote on them Appnr-K
e n t l v t i l e f i l i b u s t e r s e r v is l its pur-
pose to th e e x te n t th a t it b ro u g h t
BY SPECIAL
a prom ise of action on these con­
tro v ersial m easures w hich seek to
CORRESPONDENT
liberalize aid to the needy aged by
a g a in s t th e c o n serv ativ e elem en t ex ten d in g the benefits to persons
of 65 y ears and over a s w ell as by
o f th e c o u rt, o r big business in ­
te re sts w hich oppose him so b it­ increasing the m onthly pensions.
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te rly , th e p re sid e n t m u s t w in th e
F
rid
ay
w
as
pay
d
ay for th e
first ro u n d in C ongress. It isn ’t
law m akers. A to tal of $14.764 ,5
going to be easy to m ak e th is
w as d istrib u ted am ong tlie 90 m em ­
bill to re v a m p th e su p re m e c o u rt
bers of th e house and senate, less
a law of th e lnnd.
T h e division fo r nnd ag ain st th e advances w hich som e of the
legislators have been d ra w in g to
th e bill is g e n e ra lly th e line b e ­
m eet expenses ns the session p ro ­
tw een lib e ra ls nnd co n serv ativ es
gressed. O f th is am ount $10.960
r a th e r th a n th e line betw een R e­
rep resen ts the pay of th e law ­
p u b lican s an d D em ocrats. C on­
m akers for th e ir services a t th e
s e rv a tiv e D em ocratic sen ato rs
rate of $3 a day for 40 davs. and
a re com bining w ith re g u la r R e­ $3804 1 5 re p resen ts trav elin g a l­
p u b lican s to d e fe a t th e hill. Som e
low ance a t th e ra te of 15 cents
lib e ra l sen a to rs m ay join them
a m ile in com ing to Salem nnd r e ­
on th e stre n g th of th e ir convic­
tu rn in g to th e ir hom es a fte r th e
adjourns. R ep resen tativ e
tion th a t th is p lan resem b les d ic­ session
K im herling of C anyon C ity holds
ta to rs h ip and F ascism m ore th an
the record for th e longest dl t incew
It does tr u e liberalism .
A m id d le g ro u p w hich h a sn ’t traveled in atte n d in g th e session. '
His ro u n d -trip totals u p to 1035
y et decided w ith w hich side it
m iles and h is expense check called
w ill jo in forces w ill p ro b ab ly d e ­
for th e paym ent of $155.25.
cid e th e issue.
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The ink w as h ard ly d ry on G ov­
A D M IN IS T R A T IO N lib erals a re ern o r M artin's s ig n a tu re to th e bill
confident th e y can p ersu ad e
reducing th e reg istratio n fee on
m ost of th e lib e ra l an d p ro g res­ nick -u p cars from $10 to $5 before
siv e m em b ers w ho have e x ­ S ecretary of S tate S nell
began
pressed d o u b ts ab o u t th e p ro - sending out refu n d checks to th e
posal. S ev eral m ethods of p e r­ 12.000 ow ners of this ty p e car w ho
suasion w ill be used, but the bad alread y paid th e ir reg istratio n
fee at the h ig h er fig u re R efund of
m ost efleetivo facto r p robably
w ill be th e u n an im o u s opposition th e $5 w as au th o rized by th e new
law. R eduction of th e fee w as rec-
of th e d ie -h a rd co nservatives.
T h e e x te n t to w hich it w ill be > m m ended by Snell, w ho declnred
that, th e h ig h e r license am ounted
necessary to b rib e th e m iddle to d iscrim in atio n nnd w orked a
g ro u p w ith p atro n ag e an d favors h a rd sh ip on th e ow ners of sm all
to b rin g them aro u n d to th e a d ­ cars w ith p ick -u p bodies.
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m in is tra tio n side, re m a in s to be
seen. P ossibility of creatio n of
The bill increasing th e counties’
n ew fed eral ju d g esh ip s In the sh are of th e gasoline tax es to $2 -
su p rem e, circu it, an d d istric t 000.000 a y ear w as signed by Gov- /
c o u rts if th is bill succeeds w ill e rn o r M artin S aturday. U nder this
n o t be overlooked as a tem p tin g revised q uota th e allocation to
b it o f b a i t
each county w ill be increased by
25 p er cent.
Beaverton Churi h of Christ
B e g in n in g w ith
th e f r ls t S unday
WASHINGTON
LETTER
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